Blog Archives - Literature with Leonetti

March 31, 2020

3/31/2020

This is an OPTIONAL assignment. The Short Lit. or Poem 5 is the only required assignment this week.

Objective: I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathaniel Hawthorne as an allegory and how the characterization and symbolism influences the impact of the story (RL11-12.1).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Quickwrite in your anthology-Suppose you were given the chance to be very young again and to start your high school career over. Would you relive your life differently, or do you think you would make the same mistakes? What would you do if you were given a second chance? What lesson would you take away from the experience?
Review the definition of allegory, characterization, and symbolism through the description on the Allegory Handout in Google Classroom.
Follow along to “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” (24:42 min.)
- Complete the characterization chart after reading by filling in at least one box for each character; try to use quotations to support.
Review ways to create a compound-complex sentence
- You can cross off "N" on your BINGO sheet if you haven't yet. Remember, if you get a BINGO, take a picture and email it to me at sleonetti@cheneysd.org for bonus points!
  - Write your moral of the story
Show the symbol and explain its connection to the moral
Exit Task: Complete and turn in the handout. Remember to add your Short Literature page in your anthology!

March 30, 2020

3/30/2020

This is an OPTIONAL assignment. The Short Lit. or Poem 5 is the only required assignment this week.

Objective: I can review the definitions of repetition and diction (L11-12.4) in order to utilize them in creating my own poem (W11-12.4).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Print, cut and paste the poem “Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100” into your anthology on the next blank page on the left. If you cannot print, just take notes in your notebook.
Follow the directions to Question the Poet from the slideshow
Follow along to the poem
- Answer the questions about the poem on the same page you pasted it to
Review the list and choose a word you like
Follow the steps in the slideshow to write your own.
- Here is an example and last year's winner of the CHS McDermott Scholarship!
Optional: If you have another students' number from class, text them a picture of your poem and complete the partner activity for one another.
- Screenshot your text and email them to me for bonus points!
Exit Task: Revise your poem as necessary and highlight/label your repetition and diction. This is one of your options to submit April 2nd to *Poem 5.

March 27, 2020

3/27/2020

Objective: I can improve my ability to read through a lens by practicing with short literature that will help me have a deeper understanding of what I am looking for in my reading (RL1/RL10).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Open your Lens Slideshows and turn to the Lens Questions page in the back of your notebook.
Claim, Cite, Clarify check-in and slides to complete (20-22)
- This is part of the “C” work
Review your lens questions (slide 3 AND Understanding Critical Theory handout)
Read your short literature and answer questions
Exit Task: If you would like feedback on how you are doing, hit "Turn-In" and send me a private message through the assignment.

March 26, 2020

3/26/2020

Objective: I can develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach (W11-12.5).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Login in to Google Classroom and get out your anthology.
Anthology Workshop Today:
- Your next poem or story is due next week!
- Begin to type in Google Classroom assignment *Poem 5 OR *Short Lit.
  - If you already submitted in *Short Lit. you will need to start to work on your poems (Begin by submitting to *Poem 4). Otherwise, the choice is yours!
- Current Choices (click on blue link for more information):
Poetry Poem
“A Rose for Emily” New Point of View
“Missed Chances” New Point of View
Tongue Twister
Fairy Tale Twist
Nature Poem
Myth
Morning Poem
Travel Story
Picture Poem
Magical Realism
Contest or Scholarship Entry (See topic in Google Classroom)

Exit Task: If you are looking for more to work on---

Practice Quizlet
- Retake test(s) when you are ready
- If you earn 100% on the poetic devices or literary terms test, you can screenshot your score and email it to me for an updated grade.
Conventions BINGO
- Only those that have been assigned to you

March 25, 2020

3/25/2020

This is an OPTIONAL assignment. The Short Lit. or Poem 5 is the only required assignment due April 2nd.

Objective: I can develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing plot development (W11-12.5).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Review the directions and options for your Magical Realism draft today in Google Classroom.
- Complete the Doc thoroughly and thoughtfully to incorporate both Magical Realism and imagery.
- If you are struggling to come up with ideas, you may consider using ideas from the painting imagery poem you wrote on Monday.
Exit Task: “Turn in” your draft for the day. You will be turning in a final poem or story draft next Thursday (April 2nd), so consider whether or not this is one you would like to fully develop.

March 24, 2020

3/24/2020

This is an OPTIONAL assignment. The Short Lit. or Poem 5 is the only required assignment due April 2nd.

Objective: I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez as Magical Realism and how allusions to diverse mythologies influence the impact of the story (RL11-12.1).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Label the next blank space in your anthology, “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Magical Realism.
Then, review your literary terms definitions and the short stories we have read in preparation for a Quick Quiz.
- Take Literary Terms Quick Quiz in Short. Lit Topic in Google Classroom. You may use your anthology.
Follow along to the prezi, taking notes in your anthology under your new heading from today.
- Watch the video on Magical Realism, taking your best notes
- Answer the questions in the prezi
- Review how Magical Realism and Mythology appear in the story
Follow along to The Handsomest Drowned Man (15:02 min.) on your copy
Exit Task: After reading, explain how Marquez utilized Magical Realism and allusion to mythology to influence the impact of the story
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez utilized Magical Realism by . . . ., and the allusion to the mythology of . . . influenced of the impact of the story by . . .
- Remember to add your Short Literature page in your anthology.

March 23, 2020

3/23/2020

This is an OPTIONAL assignment. The Short Lit. or Poem 5 is the only required assignment due April 2nd.

Objective: I can review the definition of imagery (L11-12.4) in order to utilize it in creating my own descriptive poem (W11-12.4).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Look at all of the Landscape images and Portrait images. If you can, print a copy of the one your like for your anthology.
Review the definition of imagery on your pink poetic devices page.
Review the directions in the slideshow
- Set a timer for 2 min.
- Answer each question about the picture you selected in 2 min. per question.
  - Edit your ideas
  - Share out---take a picture of your poem and text it to a friend in class. If you screenshot your text and their reply, email it to me for bonus points!
  - Clarifications
Exit Task: Check the title on the painting. Is this a good title for your poem? If not, select a title before you put your anthology away.

March 20, 2020

3/20/2020

Objective: I can improve my ability to read through a lens by practicing with a nonfiction text that will help me have a deeper understanding of what I am looking for in my reading (RI1/RL10).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Log in to Google Classroom and turn to the Lens Questions page in the back of your notebook.
If you have already completed the "F" work, do that first!
Claim, Cite, Clarify check-in and slides to complete (16-18)
- This is part of the “D” work
Review your lens questions (slide 3 AND Understanding Critical Theory handout)
Read your non-fiction text and answer questions
- Some of you may have opted out of reading outside of class due to time constraints. You may find yourself with lots of time now! If you would still like to select a book to read outside of class, select one from the lens you are interested in and email me at sleonetti@cheneysd.org to tell me which book you selected and why, and you can get the points for the Reading Plan.
Exit Task: Once you have finished your lens questions, self-assess on the rubric. If necessary, go back and make edits to Claim, Cite, Clarify for the video.

March 19, 2020

3/19/2020

Objective: I can develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach (W11-12.5).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Log in to Google Classroom
Anthology Workshop Today:
- Open your returned story or poem
- Check for:
  - BINGO
  - Make edits/additions
- Practice Quizlet
  - Retake Poetry or Literary Devices (if you earn 100% on a test, take a picture and email it to me for an updated score)
- If something has sparked your interest, begin your next draft due April 2nd
- Current Choices:
  - Poetry Poem
  - “A Rose for Emily” New Point of View
  - “Missed Chances” New Point of View
  - Travel Story
  - Tongue Twister
  - Twisted Fairy Tale
  - Nature Personification Poem
  - Mythology Story
  - Morning Poem
  - Travel Story
  - Contest or Scholarship Entry

Exit Task: Use this BINGO sheet to keep track of those you are completing since your other is at school. If you can, print it out and mark those you have completed. Send me a picture of it when you complete a full row or column, and you can earn extra credit.

March 18, 2020

3/18/2020

Objective: I can develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing plot development (W11-12.5).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Log in to Google Classroom then review the travel story you read yesterday. What characteristics did you like best about it? What didn’t you like? What would you do differently in telling your own travel story?
Read “5 Powerful Tips to Write Travel Stories Only You Can Tell”
- Highlight in your notes from yesterday how each was shown throughout the travel stories you read
Review the definitions of plot from your literary terms list--exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution and how they connect to the stories you read as shown in the draft handout for today
Complete your draft of a travel story--it can be a true story or fictional!
- If there’s a place you would like to travel but never have, this is also an opportunity to do a little research and explore where you would go then pretend as if you have.
Exit Task: Drag and drop an image of your travel destination in the last box on the handout. This will be one of your options to submit on April 2nd.